[PrematureApex]

Originally Posted by atomic

Here is your quote: "it hardly intended to be a "performance engine" if you're being honest. If you consider 240 HP in a 3700 lb car performance...well...you've set the bar low. 240 HP is pedestrian."

So that post, made weeks ago, is what you're using to say I'm in here bashing the 28....while ignoring any context to everything else said prior to/since???

Really?

I've stated, repeatedly, that I think the 28 is the better buy, and the better car for most people. I've also asked you why you were turning this into a 35 vs. 28 discussion, when the rest of us weren't trying to do so.

You have the base engine. That's a fact. 240 (or even 260) in a 3700 lb. car isn't high performance in the automotive world. The performance scale changes quickly in today's cars. Almost a decade ago, 240-260 was the big six in a 3 series. It was the higher performance engine vs. the base. Now? It's the base. That's not bashing. If you insist on calling a car that runs mid 14s in the mid 90s "high performance", then again, I submit you have set the bar low. It's a peppy car with average performance for the price.

Sorry that offends you, despite my repeated posts the the turbo 4 plus 8 speed has plenty of performance and makes the most sense for all but a few odd balls.

I wouldn't call a stock N55 X1 a "high performance" car either, if that makes you feel any better about the discussion.